Chapiteau corinthien du Titelberg

1th centuryLimestoneH x L x P: 77 x 88.4 x 78 cm

In 1995, at the start of the excavation of the oppidum sanctuary of the Titelberg, archaeologists were handed a carved stone found years previously by Roger Frising at the same spot. This corner volute was a perfect fit with the capital which had been exhibited for decades at the municipal park of Pétange, 3 km from the Titelberg oppidum.

This imposing capital must have crowned one of the columns of a monumental building erected in the late first century AD at the site of a porticoed courtyard destroyed early in the Tiberian period. The square, open building consisted of corner pillars with columns between them. It had a limestone roof, probably sloping on two sides. In front of this tremendous building was trapeze-shaped esplanade paved with stones.

The two objects are donations from Roger Frising and the municipality of Pétange respectively.

Text | CC BY-NC | Fabienne Pietruk

In 1995, at the start of the excavation of the oppidum sanctuary of the Titelberg, archaeologists were handed a carved stone found years previously by Roger Frising at the same spot. This corner volute was a perfect fit with the capital which had been exhibited for decades at the municipal park of Pétange, 3 km from the Titelberg oppidum.

This imposing capital must have crowned one of the columns of a monumental building erected in the late first century AD at the site of a porticoed courtyard destroyed early in the Tiberian period. The square, open building consisted of corner pillars with columns between them. It had a limestone roof, probably sloping on two sides. In front of this tremendous building was trapeze-shaped esplanade paved with stones.

The two objects are donations from Roger Frising and the municipality of Pétange respectively.

Text | CC BY-NC | Fabienne Pietruk

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